Nu_Zhen_Zi_1.jpg














KWC reference # being : KWC2007.1.358

Name of Translator: Douglas Wingate Title/Credentials: MAOM student

cigar box side one:

Characters: 貞子 (女貞子)

Pinyin: Nu Zhen Zi
English: Ligustrum Fruit, Ligustri Fructus

Notes from Translator:
The cigar box reads "Zhen Zi", an abbreviated form of Nu Zhen Zi



Translation Dr. Ger : (Nu-chen-tzu) - "Ligustrum lucidum" - WAX TREE. This is a kind of evergreen tree which bears black fruits and white or greenish-white flowers. Medicinally, the fruits are believed to be helpful especially to the nerve centers, the eyes, the five viscera, the loins and the navel. The leaves are ginven in the relief of colds, congestions, swellings, dizziness, and headaches.


Sources:
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 574